2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 59 - Education
Chapter 123 - The Medical University Of South Carolina
Section 59-123-40. Composition of board of trustees.
The management and control of the university shall be vested in a board of trustees, to be composed as follows: the Governor or his designee, ex officio, fourteen members to be elected by the General Assembly in joint assembly and one member to be appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall make the appointment based on merit regardless of race, color, creed, or gender and shall strive to assure that the membership of the board is representative of all citizens of the State of South Carolina.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-353; 1952 Code Section 22-353; 1942 Code Section 5796; 1932 Code Section 5796; Civ. C. '22 Section 2815; 1913 (28) 188; 1937 (40) 486; 1965 (54) 639; 1969 (56) 444; 1983 Act No. 130, Section 10; 1991 Act No. 248, Section 6; 2012 Act No. 176, Section 7, eff May 25, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "fourteen" for "twelve".
